Flip 'n Patties signs up as 5th tenant at downtown food hall

Flip 'n Patties has leased space in Understory at Capitol Tower, an office building going up at 800 Capitol in downtown Houston. The restaurant serves Filipino street food and Filipino-inspired Akaushi burgers.

Flip 'n Patties has leased space in Understory at Capitol Tower, an office building going up at 800 Capitol in downtown Houston. The restaurant serves Filipino street food and Filipino-inspired Akaushi burgers.

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Flip 'n Patties has leased space in Understory at Capitol Tower, an office building going up at 800 Capitol in downtown Houston. The restaurant serves Filipino street food and Filipino-inspired Akaushi burgers.

Flip 'n Patties has leased space in Understory at Capitol Tower, an office building going up at 800 Capitol in downtown Houston. The restaurant serves Filipino street food and Filipino-inspired Akaushi burgers.

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Flip 'n Patties will open a stall in Understory, the 35,000-square-foot community hub and culinary market at downtown's Capitol Tower, later this year.

It will be the second location for Flip 'n Patties, which started as a food truck serving Filipino street food and Filipino-inspired Akaushi burgers in 2012 before opening in the Energy Corridor in late 2017.

"Born and raised in Houston by Filipino immigrants, we wanted to share the flavors from our roots and marry it with the flavors we grew up with here in America," Flip 'n Patties co-owner Michael Jante said in an announcement. "We are using the burger as a bridge between the American palate and Filipino cuisine."

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Flip 'n Patties has leased a 629-square-foot space, one of seven restaurant slots in Understory, which will be open from morning to night at 800 Capitol. Other tenants so far are East Hampton Sandwich Co., Boomtown Coffee, Mama Ninfa's Tacos y Tortas and Mona Fresh Italian Food.

Skanska is developing the 35-story Capitol Tower near the Theater District. Understory will connect the street with the tunnel levels with a 30-foot-wide staircase.